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MH-235 Busdriver - Fear Of A Black Tangent  With the most cohesive work of his career, Busdriver turns his razor sharp wit on his place in the music industry with his new full-length release, Fear Of A Black Tangent. It is the follow-up to his career establishing release, Temporary Forever. Songs covering small club touring, independent music promotion, and the barrage of uninspired hip-hop releases on the market all contribute to the album's theme of trying to break as a emerging artist. Busdriver has taken a year's worth of material and trimmed it down to thirteen impressive tracks that range from lightning fast Project Blowed style raps to sing-song pop. The album features production by Daedelus, Danger Mouse, Thavius Beck, Omid, and Paris Zax and has guest appearances by fellow Project Blowed MCs Abstract Rude, Ellay Khule, Mikah-9, and 2Mex. |
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| Outstanding - Urb / Genius - BBC / Experimental and fresh - Hip-Hop Connection / Intoxicating - Straight No Chaser / Decidedly cool and deadly - XLR8R / Treads where most wouldn't dare - DJ / Busdriver straight kills it - Hour / Certainly the best I've heard in a long time - Indigo Flow |
| Busdriver is putting too much pressure on himself. Comparing his new record with his previous work, the fun is less obvious. There is no song suitable for a Tony Hawk Underground video game soundtrack. Ultimately, this is for the best. Busdriver, known most prominently for being the only rapper ditched on both Blind Date and Change of Heart, is trying to be hip-hop's one-man check and balance and his ambition isn't completely unfounded. A Project Blowed hired gun and affiliate of lame rappers Of Mexican Descent, Busdriver is big on cred but bigger on indignation. With lines about fickle fans ("Wanna hear some exclusive tracks? NO! / Damn, tough crowd!") and an album title that references Public Enemy, his mission statement isn't quite smudged napkin material. He lambastes overanxious pop rappers, racial tension, and society's preconceptions in a nasal hopscotch speed rap over frantic instrumentals. It's all a charming, bizarre, and very distinctive experiment in sound. - See Magazine |
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